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Title: Cooley's Gardens : Silverton, Oregon 1939
Identifier: cooleysgardenssi1939cool (find matches)
Year: 1939 (1930s)
Authors: Cooley's Gardens; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Irises (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: Silverton, Ore. : Cooley's Gardens
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Iris Miniatures for the Rock Garden, the Border or Flagstone Path They lead the parade! Right with the Daffodils come the Dwarf Iris. Short in stature and delicate in structure, they are none the less stout of heart and brave the icy blasts and cold rains of early spring with the courage of a Spartan. Most Dwarf Irises multiply very fast, creating a sheet of bloom, and later on, a dense mat of green foliage. Long recognized as admirable subjects for the rock garden, and as an edging plant in the flower border, these miniatures are perfectly adapted to embellishment of the flagstone path. Scatter them here and there along the intervening spaces. The springtime showing will delight you.
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CYANEA Each 25c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.00 Glowing violet, with white beard. Large flowers and fine foliage. Fragrant. DIXMUDE Each 25c; 3 for 50c Standards analine blue, falls brilliant wine. A striking contrast. DR. MANN Each 25c; 3 for 50c A dusky blue and purple bicolor. Good height for a dwarf, and late-midseason flowering. ELF QUEEN Each $1.00; 3 for $2.00 From the garden of Hans Sass we obtained this new snow white miniature, and it is being introduced at this time. Much more dwarf than the variety Snow Maiden, the pure white flowers having a slight cool green tinge. FLORIDA Each 25c; 3 for 50c Bright primrose yellow. A gay and fragrant little fellow with lots of flowers. KEEPSAKE Each 50c New type of dwarf iris introduced in 1936 by the Longfield Iris Farm, originated by Paul Cook. This one is of brightest yellow, with slender, graceful stems bearing from one to three flowers, 12 inches tall. Fountain-like foliage, with an amazing number of flower stems per plant. Limited stock. NEOLA Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 Very odd blend of brown and mauve, lovely and most unusual. Although low in price the stock of this is scarce. A fall bloomer. ROSE MIST Each 25c; 3 for 50c Soft rose-lilac, ten inches high. One of the newer things. SAMBO Well Each 30c; 3 for 75c named—a blackish garnet, with rich buds. Seldom offered. SNOW MAIDEN Each 50c A new white of very low growth, 10 inches, clean and lovely, with a faculty for producing an almost unbelievable quantity of bloom. Like a drift of newly fallen snow. TAMPA Each 50c Along with Keepsake, Tampa was introduced by the Longfield Farm as a new type dwarf. Very red for a dwarf, on slender 14-inch stems, the flowers about 2 inches each way. They are lavishly pro- duced above foliage that is in itself graceful and a fit subject for the rock garden. Limited stock. TITANIA Each 50c; 3 for $1.25 Deep buttercup yellow, large, well formed. This is another late variety and one of Sass's new things. TONY Each 25c; 3 for 50c Very brilliant ruby red, almost black unless in sunshine. In early morning or at sundown it glows like fire. One of the very best regardless of price. ULTRA Each 25c; 3 for 50c One of the largest flowered dwarfs, as well as one of the tallest (1 foot), and in addition is one of the bluest irises grown. Besides all this, it is a most re- liable autumn re-bloomer! DWARF IRIS COLLECTION ONE EACH, Tony, Florida, Rose Mist, Neola, Dlxmude, and the new white Elf Queen, for $1.50. THREE of each, for $3.50. Please remember that these are miniature types, and the rhizomes are indeed tiny compared to other iris! 4 1

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